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Yesterday I was back to the grindstone. I did very well. I got up early and made breakfast, packed my lunch for the week at work and was in good spirits. The day was very busy and a bit frustrating in the morning, but I got through it. Had my morning snack close to lunch time and my lunch in the afternoon. I forgot to pack a couple things, though. I forgot avocado and my vitamins! I ended up eating something different that I had at the office for lunch, and that was just fine, still healthy and fit my diet. I was in good spirits when I left work, but when I got home I was really not looking forward to working out, I just wanted to sit around and relax. I did it anyhow, while I watched TV and it wasn't so bad. That is my third day of using my elliptical and I think I overdid it a little with the stretching as a muscle in my shoulder started to hurt after I stretched. I stayed up a bit later with my husband last night when he got home from work. It is good that I am getting more time with my husband but strange I am not really replacing my TV watching with much yet.
This morning I am tired and sore. I never did take any vitamins yesterday and I really don't feel like doing anything. I am tired and not wanting to move. My husband would probably say this is due to inertia. If I would just get up and move, it probably wouldn't be that bad, but I suspect the effects of PMS are also taking a toll on my body today as well. Ugh. I am going to try and persevere by just getting up and doing things anyhow, but at my own pace. I need to take things slow today.
I have a lunch date with my cousins today too. I am still trying to work out the logistics of this. Eating out is such a pain because you never really know clearly where you stand on restaurant food as far as calories go. One slice of whole wheat toast can have a wide range of calories depending on who made it and how it was made. I'm gonna try and just be as smart as I can about it and make sure the rest of the day is healthy. I am looking forward to the challenge I created in not eating out. It will be a good thing to have a reason to tell people, "No, I am sorry. I can't." Having the challenges keeps me honest and focused. If I know I have to be accountable to something, it really helps me have the strength to say no.
I feel a little bothered because I haven't figured out a good way to fill my non-TV watching time yet. I think this is again inertia. I know what I SHOULD do, but I don't really feel like doing it, or it seems like a chore, or I just haven't built the momentum to tackle the project. I could go outside and do the repairs to our fence and garage and porch that need done, I could go clean out the flower beds that are long overdue or plant the bush that needs planted or a million of the other little tasks that need doing around the house for improvement. I could work on the book that I am writing and currently neglecting. These all seem like big challenges at the moment though when I am already just trying to really focus on this physical challenge of eating right and exercising at the moment. I know if I just started doing them, though, it would not be a big deal. Just can't seem to get started!
GAH! BREATHE!
Time for me to not be so hard on myself and recognize that I really am doing well and that I will continue to do so and give myself credit for what I've already accomplished. Today I need to rest up a bit. It is too hot for outdoor work and soon enough I can get to that stuff with help. I think today I will just focus on doing tasks that don't take much energy and work on overcoming my writer's block, and maybe I will do something fun and unusual like going to the library and getting some books on tape and/or language training tapes (I want to learn another language) and go and take a walk. That will get me out and about and active and give me something new to chew on which is probably what I need today.
Ok, enough rambling, out into the world I go.
Diet Calendar Entry for 07 July 2010:
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1542 kcal
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Fat: 80.44g | Prot: 65.45g | Carb: 144.98g.
Breakfast: Pure Almond Milk - Original, India Spice Chai Tea, Creamy Peanut Butter, Homestyle 100% Whole Wheat Bread, Grapes (American Type, Slip Skin), Unsweetened Soy Milk. Lunch: strawberries, powdered sugar, butter, Plain Crepe. Dinner: Parmesan Cheese, Creamy Caesar Dressing, Romaine Lettuce, California Avocados, black bean chili. Snacks/Other: Cottage Cheese (Low Fat, 1%). more...
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